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Topic: Pressed glass pieces (Read 5167 times)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/pressedglass001.jpgLeft: I think this is most probably Bagley but not certain. I've never seen one complete with its inner section which appears to be handpainted. The seller had had this for years and in all that time had displayed it with the posy bowl facing downwards, not realising that flowers were meant to go in it. (One of my tricks I'm afraid :roll:Right: Matt textured outside and polished interior. May be modern(?)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/pressedglass006.jpgCentre back: Matt textured exterior and polished clear interior with metal rim. Looks white with a hint of pink, but it looks as though it might have been used to put paint in, which might explain the hint of pink???Foreground: Plate and candle holders. Possibly Chance - but just a guess.

Thank you Glen and Anne for such a quick response and for the information given!:P

Anne - I saw a "Grantham" vase decorated with similar handpainted flowers, so just guessed that it was Bagley also, without really knowing.

Here's an aerial view of the metal rimmed bowl which Glen thinks is Sowerby. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/interior001.jpgIt looks as though someone has used this bowl to put their paint brushes in when decorating - there looks to be paint stuck underneath the rim :roll: hence the uncertainty about the actual colour - until I've cleaned it properly. :roll:

Thanks Anne, yes it is the same central pattern as my octagonal plate. The plate doesn't have the edging pattern though. Funnily enough mine had a pinky tinge till it was washed as well... as it was really dirty I thought it may be that horrid pinky gunge that gets onto tiles etc when they've not been cleaned for ages (memories of flat-hunting for teenagers coming out here!) :roll:

Glen thanks for your thoughts on Sowerby - it doesn't feel like Sowerby so I'm sure you're right there. Having seen your picture though there are strong similarities, so perhaps ours are tweaked-for-difference-to-avoid-plagiarism copies of the Sowerby pattern or vice-versa?

Glen, could that be because, as, I think it was Adam D, explained a while ago, much of the metalwork used on glass was made by one or two metalworkers? Perhaps many firms would use the same style rim? I'm very dim when it comes to the metalwork part of glass so just offering it as a thought - I could (and probably am! :lol:) way off base here.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/pressedglass006.jpgCentre back: Matt textured exterior and polished clear interior with metal rim. Looks white with a hint of pink, but it looks as though it might have been used to put paint in, which might explain the hint of pink???Foreground: Plate and candle holders. Possibly Chance - but just a guess.

Anne, do you still have a picture of your bowl please? The Photobucket one has gone

This now looks like the same pattern as the plate that David has listed as Chance Britannia pattern... see here: Britannia